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Indian football suffered another major continental setback after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) revised its slot allocation for the 2027-28 club competition cycle, pushing India down to the AFC Challenge League, which is the third tier of Asian club football.

Telangana Football Association, under the aegis of AIFF, will conduct a referee development course in Hyderabad from June 4–7. The program includes training on laws of the game, match management, fitness, and modern refereeing techniques. Limited seats available

India is yet to finalise broadcasting rights for the FIFA World Cup 2026, raising concerns over a possible viewing blackout for millions of football fans. High rights costs, reduced bidders and advertising concerns have complicated negotiations with just weeks remaining.

This marks the second consecutive triumph over the competition by an English club

Speaking ahead of the match, Head Coach Carlos Vaz Pinto said, “Our preparation has been completely normal, but this remains an important match

Shabbir Ali and Victor Amalraj from the City, Santosh attended the technical committee meeting of the All India Football Federation at the FIFA Academy in Bhubaneshwar

These licenses are categorised into ‘Premier 1’ for Indian Super League clubs and ‘Premier 2’ for Indian Football League clubs

Delhi FC secured promotion back to the Indian Football League 2026-27 after playing out a 1-1 draw against United SC

 The Championship Stage fixture is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 PM at the Deccan Arena.

India head coach Khalid Jamil has named a 28-member preliminary squad for the Unity Cup 2026 in London. The Blue Tigers will hold a brief camp in Bengaluru before finalising 23 players to face Jamaica, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe

Messi and De Paul each got their third assist when they assisted Luis Suarez for his second goal, giving a 2-0 lead in the 56th minute.

Telangana played out an entertaining 3-3 draw against Gujarat in the National Under-20 Men’s Football Championship league phase in Narainpur. Abbas scored twice, including a stoppage-time goal, while Jaydev Sharma added another strike for Telangana on Thursday

India will face Lebanon in their last Group B fixture at the Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre Pitch 8 in China on Friday, May 8, at 13:00 IST

Messi scored a goal and provided two assists in his 100th game for the club, but that wasn't enough against a team that entered the night close to the bottom of the MLS standings. As a result, Inter Miami dropped to 0-1-3 at their new stadium.

Reeds FC received a walkover because Social Sporting FC failed to show up for the match in the TFA C-Division football league championship at Gymkhana Ground here on Saturday.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino praised Narendra Modi after he played football with children in Sikkim. Infantino highlighted football’s unifying power, while Modi called the session energising, reflecting the sport’s strong popularity across India’s northeastern states

Narendra Modi played football with youngsters in Gangtok, highlighting youth engagement during his visit marking Sikkim’s 50th statehood anniversary, alongside cultural events, interactions with achievers, and inauguration of major infrastructure, education and healthcare projects 

Susai FC defeated Reserve Bank of India 1-0 in the TFA C-Division Football League Championship at Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad. Hriday scored the match-winner in the 79th minute. Reeds FC face CCOB Junior FC next at the same venue

Actress Genelia D’Souza shared her joy as her younger son Raahyl won the Player of the Match award at a football tournament. The actress also reflected on emotional parenting moments as her children reach new milestones.

Seven days after the Messi event chaos at Salt Lake Stadium, West Bengal’s probe committee has yet to summon top officials allegedly involved in the mismanagement. The state government maintains no one is above investigation as SIT examines the incident